Canon 50d Owners Manual

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You can also view the images on a TV set. Turn off the camera and the 
television before connecting them.
* Depending on the TV monitor, part of the image might be cut off.
1Connect the provided video cable 
to the camera.
 Connect the video cable to the 
camera’s < VIDEO OUT > terminal. 
  Insert the cable plug all the way in.
2Connect the video cable to the TV 
set.
 Connect the video cable to the TV’s 
video IN terminal.
3Turn on the TV and switch the 
TV’s video input to select the 
connected...

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Viewing the Images on TV
The HDMI Cable HTC-100 (sold separately) is required.
1Connect the HDMI cable to the 
camera.
 Connect the HDMI cable to the 
camera’s < D > terminal.
 
With the plug’s  logo 
facing the front of the camera, insert it into 
the camera’s <
D> terminal.
2Connect the HDMI cable to the TV 
set.
  Connect the HDMI cable to the TV’s 
HDMI IN port.
3Turn on the TV and switch the 
TV’s video input to select the 
connected port.
4Set the camera’s power switch to 
.
5Press the...

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Protecting the image prevents it from being erased accidentally.
1Select [Protect images].
 Under the [3] tab, select [ Protect 
images], then press < 0>.
X The protect setting screen will 
appear.
2Select the image and protect it.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
image to be protected, then press 
< 0 >.
X When an image is protected, the 
 icon will appear on the screen.
  To cancel the image protection, press 
 again. The < K> icon will 
disappear.
  To protect another image, repeat step 
2....

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You can either select and erase images one by one or erase them in 
one batch. Protected images (p.143) will not be erased.
Once an image is erased, it cannot be recovered. Make sure 
you no longer need the image before erasing it. To prevent 
important images from being erased accidentally, protect it.
1Playback the image to be erased.
2Press the  button.
 The erase menu will appear at the 
bottom of the screen.
3Erase the image.
XSelect [ Erase], then press < 0>. The 
image displayed will be...

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You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to make it easier to 
read.
1Select [LCD brightness].
 Under the [6 ] tab, select [LCD 
brightness ], then press < 0>.
2Adjust the brightness.
  While referring to the gray chart, turn 
the < 5> dial, then press .
  You can also display the [ LCD 
brightness ] screen with the < B> 
button.
You can set how long the image is displayed on the LCD monitor 
immediately after capture. To keep the image displayed, set [ Hold]. To 
not have the image...

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Changing Image Playback Settings
Vertical images are rotated automatically so they 
are displayed vertically on the camera’s LCD 
monitor and personal computer instead of 
horizontally. The setting of this feature can be 
changed.
1Select [Auto rotate].
 Under the [5 ] tab, select [Auto 
rotate ], then press < 0>.
2Set the auto rotate.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the 
setting, then press < 0>.
  OnzD
The vertical image is automatically rotated on both the camera’s 
LCD monitor and on the personal...

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Sensor Cleaning
The camera has a Self Cleaning Sensor Unit attached 
to the image sensor’s front layer (low-pass filter) to 
shake off dust automatically.
The Dust Delete Data can also be appended to the 
image so that the dust spots remaining can be erased 
automatically by Digital Photo Professional (provided 
software).
About smear adhering to the front of the sensorBesides dust entering the camera from outside, in rare cases lubricant 
from the camera’s internal parts may adhere to the front of...

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Whenever you set the power switch to  or , the Self 
Cleaning Sensor Unit operates to aut omatically shake off the dust on 
the front of the sensor. Normally, you need not be aware of this 
operation. However, you can execute t he sensor cleaning at anytime as 
well as disable it.
1Select [Sensor cleaning].
 Under the [6 ] tab, select [Sensor 
cleaning ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Clean now f].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Clean 
now f], then press < 0>.
  Select [ OK], then press < 0>.
X The...

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Normally, the Self Cleaning Sensor Unit will eliminate most of the dust 
that might be visible on captured images. However, in case visible dust 
still remains, you can append the Dust Delete Data to the image to later 
erase the dust spots. The Dust Delete Data is used by Digital Photo 
Professional (provided software) to erase the dust spots automatically.
  Get a solid-white object (paper, etc.).
  Set the lens focal length to 50mm or longer.
  Set the lens focus mode switch to < MF> and set the...

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3 Appending Dust Delete Data N
3Photograph a solid-white object.
 At a distance of 20 cm - 30 cm / 0.7 ft. - 
1.0 ft., fill the viewfinder with a 
patternless, solid-white object and take a 
picture.
XThe picture will be taken in the 
aperture-priority AE mode with an 
aperture of f/22.
  Since the image will not be saved, the 
data can still be obtained even if there 
is no card in the camera.
X
When the picture is taken, the camera will 
start obtaining the Dust Delete Data. 
When the Dust Delete...